Tom – This season I seemed to have a new set of bugs and disease that were only minor problems in the past. Did you notice that too? — Perplexed in Grapevine Dear Perplexed – I noticed that lettuce bacterial spot was particularly bad this year. It was...

I received a few questions from readers this month…I will tackle two of them this time around. Question #1 Dear Ruth, Will all this warm, mild winter have any effect on my spring and summer garden that I should be preparing for? ~Gretchen in Hendersonville Dear...

Dear Ruth, When is it OK to plant my garden? When can I plant what? Thanks, Bill V. Mars Hill, NC Dear Bill, Well that all depends. If you believe the old-timers, when it thunders in March you will have a snow in two weeks. Around March 12 we heard thunder in...